Project Specification Writer
Draft technical, performance, or employer's requirements specifications for engineering projects.
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How to Use Project Specification Writer
- 1Choose the specification type: Technical Specification, Performance Specification, Employer's Requirements (D&B), or Scope of Work Document.
- 2Describe the works, requirements, materials, performance targets and constraints.
- 3Add the project name and the applicable standards — 'BS EN 1992, ASTM A36, ISO 9001'.
- 4Click 'Write Project Specification'.
- 5Verify every standard reference and every numeric requirement before the specification is issued — these become contractual obligations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between a technical and a performance specification?
A technical specification prescribes how — materials, dimensions, methods. A performance specification states what the finished works must achieve and leaves the how to the contractor, which transfers design responsibility. Choosing between them is a commercial and risk decision, not a formatting one.
Are Employer's Requirements different again?
Yes — on a design and build contract they define what the employer wants without specifying the design, and they sit at the top of the contractual document hierarchy. They need particular care, because ambiguity in ERs is resolved against whoever drafted them.
Will it get standards references right?
Assume not until you have checked. Supply the standards you want in the field provided, and then verify each citation and clause number against the published standard. A specification citing a withdrawn or misnumbered standard creates a real contractual problem.
Does it include hold points and inspection requirements?
Yes, under testing and inspection. Those are worth reviewing carefully — hold points determine when the contractor must stop for your inspection, and a specification without them gives you no practical control over covered work.
Can this be issued as a contract document?
Only after full review by whoever is responsible for the specification, and usually by the commercial team too. Everything in it becomes an obligation someone prices and someone enforces.
About Project Specification Writer
The Project Specification Writer produces a structured specification — introduction and definitions, applicable standards, general requirements covering contractor obligations and quality management, technical requirements, workmanship, testing and commissioning, and inspection hold points.
The specification type is a risk decision before it is a document decision. A performance specification moves design responsibility to the contractor; a technical one keeps it with you. Employer's Requirements on a design and build contract sit at the top of the document hierarchy and are read against their drafter when ambiguous. Pick deliberately.
Hold points and inspection requirements are the sections most worth your attention. They are what give you practical control over work that will later be covered up, and specifications routinely go out without them because they are easy to forget and no contractor will ask you to add them.
Every standard citation needs verifying against the published standard, and every numeric requirement becomes a contractual obligation that someone prices and someone enforces. Full review before issue is not optional. Your input goes to our own AI server over HTTPS, is used once, and is never stored or used for training. If our server is down, a backup AI provider may handle the request under its own data policy.